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Cinema: Midler taps her inner feline fatale Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:09PMHOLLYWOOD -- Bette Midler, a.k.a. the Divine Miss M, admits she had her sights set on world domination early in her show business career.
Movie review: Splice Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 8:16PMReaders, I challenge you to find a sillier, schlockier, funnier or more outrage-inducing film this year than Splice, an enjoyably B-grade sci-fi horror where genetic engineering goes to evil extremes.
Police look into report of woman faking cancer Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 8:35PMHalton regional police are investigating a complaint that a young woman from Burlington, Ont., lied about having cancer to encourage others to donate money to her and a charity she established.
49ers have plenty of optimism, no starting nose tackle as training camp opens Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 4:17PMSANTA CLARA, Calif. - Patrick Willis reported for training camp Saturday morning with a gleam in his eye and a glow reflecting from his hairless scalp.
Book Review - The Sisters From Hardscrabble Bay - By Beverly Jensen Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:32PMIn Beverly Jensen’s posthumous novel-in-stories, two sisters escape rural poverty and make their way in the world.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore: About as inviting as week-old kitty litter Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:17PMThe cat’s whiskers? More like a dog’s dinner
Movie review: The fur flies along with the jokes in the 'Cats & Dogs' sequel Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:32PMDogs and cats, living together ... mass hysteria? Maybe not so much.
Canadian director goes to the dogs Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:09PMNewfoundland native Brad Peyton takes a bite into his first big-budget Hollywood movie.
"Cats and Dogs" sequel a charmless tale Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 7:26PMAlthough critter movies have performed extremely well at the box office, "Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" will put that trend to a tough test when it opens on Friday.
Texas poet laureate Karla Morton puts her poetry into motion Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 4:37PMFor as long as Karla Morton can remember, she has carried on a torrid love affair with words. The way syllables trip off the tongue. The way a string of them can burrow into one's psyche, cajoling a smile, prompting a tear.
The Takedown | Will Michael Cera drop his nerd act? Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 2:46AMI loved him in "Arrested Development" as awkward George-Michael Bluth. I didn't mind him as short-short wearing Paulie Bleeker, the awkward foil to Ellen Page's preternaturally cool "Juno." But when will Michael Cera stop playing the same stammering nerd-child.
My national uniform: the balaclava Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 11:12PMIn the lead-up to Canada Day, we want you to vote on Canada’s true national symbols. Today, Zarqa Nawaz makes her case
Exhibit revealing in more ways than one Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 10:13AMA nude is not just a naked body. In the classical fine-art tradition, the nude was typically a reclining woman, painted as an idealized beauty or Venus with smooth, hairless skin. She didn't seem to be an actual person.
Sunscreen confusion reigns this summer Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 6:43PMWith so many new choices crowding the shelves, some experts wonder if it's just about protection – or selling products
Vet teaches with help from furry friends Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 12:53AMTuesday afternoon was "All About Cats and Dogs" for 19 children who attended the "Kids College" class at College Park.
'Splice' of life from director Natali Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 4:01AMSci-fi filmmaker Vincenzo Natali invents characters who must think their way out of boxes he builds, such as in "Cube" (1997), where seven strangers find themselves trapped inside diabolically booby-trapped cubes. For his new film "Splice," Natali imagines a pair of researchers atNewstead Pharmaceuticals going renegade with their genetic experiment.
An unusual mouse inspired 'Splice' director to make film Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 11:28PMVincenzo Natali, the director and co-writer of "Splice," calls it his "magical mutant mystery tour."
People in the News: Rue McClanahan passes away from a stroke Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 11:28PMIn less than two years, Betty White has seen the passing of her "Golden Girls" castmates Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan.
Review: Ingeniously Crafted Splice Spawns Mutant Thrills Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 11:14PMEvery now and then some nonhuman freak comes along to mesmerize movie audiences. Weirdly charismatic characters like E.T., The Lord of the Rings' Gollum and Avatar's Princess Neytiri blended humanity and 'otherness' to hypnotic effect. Joining the pantheon this summer is Dren, the laboratory-hatched hybrid critter that commands center stage in Vincenzo Natali’s new biotech monster movie, Splice.
Hairless, tongue-lolling Miss Ellie, once 'World's Ugliest Dog,' dies at age 17 Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 8:33AMPIGEON FORGE, Tenn. - Miss Ellie, a small, bug-eyed Chinese Crested Hairless dog whose pimples and lolling tongue helped her win Animal Planet's "World's Ugliest Dog" contest in 2009, has died at age 17 after a career in resort show business in the Smoky Mountains.
Summer Movie Preview!!! Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 3:08PMStay inside and watch ogres, superheroes and pretty people on the big screen in air-conditioned comfort! by James DiGiovanna Calendar-makers would have us believe that summer begins on June 21, which, paradoxically, is called "Midsummer Night's Eve," as though the beginning and midpoint of summer occurred at the same moment. Bloated Hollywood filthocrats smartly reject this convention and mark ...
Giant monster washes ashore in Canada: Is it the Chupacabra? Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 3:57PMNo. It's probably just a decomposed mink.
Mysterious 'Monster' Washes Up on Canadian Shore Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 12:45PMEarlier this month two nurses in the town of Kitchenuhmaykoosib in northern Ontario, Canada, found a bizarre creature on a lakeshore while walking with their dog Sam. Sam sniffed at something dark and furry that was lying face down in the water, and promptly pulled out a strange beast unlike anything the pair had ever seen.
Talking birdies and buckets with Swirsky, Wennington Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 2:13PMOn and off course with Swirsky and Wennington Chuck Swirsky says he once took a golf lesson, and the instructor offered this advice: "Stick to broadcasting."
Paul Gross is Gunless, but not hairless Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 6:01PMCanada’s Paul Gross switches from his usual hero mode to badass comic outlaw in Gunless, his new movie.
Boys (and girls) in blue go hairless for a cause Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 8:29AMAt least 25 law enforcement officers from across the Ottawa Valley have agreed to shave their heads to raise money for charity. The second annual Cops for Cancer fundraiser is scheduled for April 26 at East Side Mario's in Pembroke.[...]
Links 4/9/10 Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 7:35AMYves is still hobnobbing with some pretty smart people over in Cambridge. So I am going to take another crack at the links, this time with your help. Thank you NC readers for the many Antidotes and links. I actually have more of both than I can publish. Still feel free to drop me a [...]
Some Friday Smut: More Info On Jesse James’ Alleged Tatted Up Whore/Lover Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 12:08PMMore information has surfaced on Sandra Bullock’s hubby’s whore, and this broad sounds sleezy as heezy: America’s sweetheart, she ain’t. Michelle McGee is covered in tattoos – one on her forehead reads, “Pray for Us Sinners” – works as a stripper, chats and poses on an adult Web site, and uses a lewd phrase for her [...]
Who is Jesse James's alleged mistress? Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 12:01PMAmerica's sweetheart, she ain't.
Who Is Jesse James's Alleged Mistress? Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 6:41AMMichelle "Bombshell" McGee is covered in tattoos, chats on an adult Web site and is the mother of two children
Saving face on Facebook Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 3:35PMIs this relationship divine or bedeviled?... By Dan Savage I am in desperate need. I have been dating a guy for two years. We're both 25, and we love each other a lot. He's sexy as hell (half Asian, quarter Native, quarter black -- he's divine), we connect, he's funny, upbeat, and honest. Unfortunately, we have a recurring fight (once or twice a month), and I wonder if we will ever resolve this ...
Is this relationship divine or bedeviled? Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:05AMBy Dan Savage I am in desperate need. I have been dating a guy for two years. We're both 25, and we love each other a lot. He's sexy as hell (half Asian, quarter Native, quarter black -- he's divine), we connect, he's funny, upbeat, and honest. Unfortunately, we have a recurring fight (once or twice a month), and I wonder if we will ever resolve this issue. He likes the attention of other women ...
Don’t blame fast food for making you fat Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:23AMWhat if steaks were healthier than strawberries, and ice cream a better weight-loss tool than carrots? It's time to rethink what you know about the food you eat.
Winter Olympics 2010: Londoners have tough act to follow in 2012 Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:02PMVancouver Games rallied remarkably after such a forbidding start.
Colonel's murder charges fuel rumours on cosy country lane Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:13AMIt was a quiet, dead-end dirt road in the country. Then the military man next door was charged with rape and murder.
'Millionaire' episode feat. Hoboken contestant preempted due to weather-related newscast Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:50PMCourtesy of Valleycrest Productions Hoboken resident Dawn Pascale and "The Real Housewives of New York" cast members Alex McCord and Jill Zarin teamed up for an episode of syndicated game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire."
Natural World, BBC2, 8pm Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 6:17PMThis captivating documentary tells the story of a remarkable killer whale called Luna, who seems to have been inspired by Flipper, the 1960s TV series about a crime-solving dolphin.
Lair of the Beasts: The Island of Blood Saturday, February 6, 2010 @ 2:26AM Back in the latter part of 2005, I traveled to the island of Puerto Rico for a week with good friend and Canadian film-maker, Paul Kimball, of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Red Star Films...
Male bodygrooming hits below the belt Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 3:45AMThe hairier sex has launched a high-tech war against the mercilessness of male genetics.
Where the wild things have glass eyes Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 10:43PM“Can you believe that you are serving yourself sugar out of turtle?” Morgan Mavis says. I pause, my hand holding a demi-spoon in mid-air as if I’m about to cast a spell on a preserved turtle with sweetener in its hollowed-out shell. A visitor to Mavis’s Toronto apartment should come to expect these things. The 29-year-old operates The Contemporary Zoological Conservatory, the city’s only ...
Sharks update: G.M. Wilson to get a look at Canadian prospects Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 12:08AMSharks General Manager Doug Wilson is getting a firsthand look this week at some of the top talent that will be available in the 2011 NHL entry draft.
Brain study may yield better treatment for brain injuries associated with stroke and heart attack Tuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 4:18AMTwo University of Illinois at Chicago researchers report in the Dec. 9 issue of NeuroReport (now on-line) that adult naked mole rat brain tissue can withstand extreme hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation, for periods exceeding a half-hour -- much longer than brain tissue from other mammals.
It’s a grolar, the climate-change polar bear Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 4:58PMEND: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> POLAR bears face a new threat besides melting ice — male grizzly bears are moving into their te...
It’s a grolar, the climate-change polar bear Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 3:25PMPOLAR bears face a new threat besides melting ice — male grizzly bears are moving into their territories, competing for food and are even mating with their females.
What happens when a polar bear is crossed with a grizzly? Friday, October 30, 2009 @ 5:03AMA new study by German researchers reveals what happens when a polar bear is crossed with a grizzly.
Cancer awareness PSA off base Tuesday, October 13, 2009 @ 4:07AMRich Coleman is a senior majoring in journalism and is The Daily Collegian's Tuesday columnist. His e-mail address is rmc5074@psu.edu.
Maggie Smith recounts cancer battle Monday, October 5, 2009 @ 5:23PMBritish Harry Potter actress Maggie Smith fears taking to the stage again after suffering breast cancer, which left her bald during filming of the last Potter movie, she said in an interview out Monday.
Film Shorts Thursday, October 1, 2009 @ 9:56AMBright Star (PG) Jane Campion's admirable but frustrating historical romance stars Ben Whishaw as the poet John Keats and Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne, the woman he fell in love with shortly before his death.
This Weed Kills Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 11:07PMPoison hemlock is the focus of our thirdond story in the Space Invaders series.
Poison Hemlock: This Weed Kills Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 11:07PMPoison hemlock is the focus of our thirdond story in the Space Invaders series.